Nail Care
Vitamins
Hair Care
Vitamins
Foot Care
Vitamins
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Excerpts from
Earl Mindell's
Vitamin Bible
Vitamins for healthy hair
Shampoos and Conditioners are not enough. To make sure you're
giving your crowning glory its due, you have to be aware that
nutrition plays a very important role in having terrific, shiny
hair. Unlike the skin, hair cannot repair itself; but you can
get new, healthier hair to grow.
Healthy
Hair Supplements:
Multi-vitamin and mineral complex
1 daily Take after any meal. Important for general
health of hair.
B complex, 100mg (time release)
1 daily. Taken after any meal. B vitamins are
essential for hair
growth. Pantothenic acid, folic acid, and PABA help
restore gray
hair to its natural color.
Beta Carotene, 10,000 IU
1-2 daily, 5 days a week. Take A.M. and P.M. Works
with vitamin
B to keep hair shiny.
Cysteine, 1g. daily
Take between meals with juice. Hair is 10-145:
cycteine, and this
supplement can keep tresses looking lustrous.
Multiple chelated minerals
1 daily - Take with breakfast. Minerals such as silicon,
sulfur,
iodine, and iron help prevent falling help.
Keep in mind that you need some fatty acids, vitamin B and choline in
your body for vitamin A to survive.
Vitamins
for Hands and Feet
Your hands take lots of abuse. Detergents strip away natural
oils, and water and weather alone can cause chapping. Rubber
gloves are a good idea, but if you already have splits in your skin or
some sort of dermatitis, they could not be put directly on your hands.
(A pair of cotton gloves beneath the rubber ones will absorb
perspiration and prevent re-infection.) Also, do not use
cornstarch in the gloves; it can promote the growth of
microorganisms. If you want to use something to absorb the
moisture, try plain unscented talcum powder.
As for toenails and fingernails, the best remedy for problems is
diet. Gelatin is commonly accepted as the cure for weak nails
but this is a misconception. The nails do need protein, but
gelatin is a poor supplier. Not only are two essential amino
acids missing, but another amino acid, glycine, is supplied in amounts
you do not need. Foods rich in sulfer, such as egg yolks, should
be part of your diet, and desiccated, defatted liver tablets should be
taken as a supplement.
Multiple-vitamin and mineral complex
1 daily. Take after any meal. Promotes general skin
health and
growth of nails.
B complex, 100 mg (time release)
1 daily. Take after any meal. Helps build
resistance to fungus
infections and vital to nail growth.
Beta Carotene 10,000 IU daily
Take after any meal. Helps to prevent splitting
nails.
Vitamin E, 100-400 IU 1-2 daily
Take in a.m and p.m. Necessary for proper
utilization of Vitamin A.
Multiple chelated mineral
1 daily, Take after any meal. Iron helps strengthen
brittle nails. Zinc
gets rid of white spots.
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